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Preston N.E. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Sunday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The North End will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 25 and win only 11 of the 46 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Preston N.E. | 4 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 14 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Preston N.E. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. North End have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Stoke City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 37 points from their 24 games so far. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 32 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the North End have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |